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Architecture 101: What is Modern Architecture?

Architizer

Despite their differences, these architectural expressions shared a common goal: to break away from historicism while creating an architecture that had not been produced before and responded to contemporary realities. This type of construction was the epitome of progress and redefined urban development.

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Copenhagen addresses global warming with climate-resilient architecture

Deezen

This includes strict regulations on the sustainability of new architecture, energy-efficiency improvements for the city's existing buildings, and a citizen-centric approach to urban development. COBE designed Karen Blixens Plads, a plaza that integrates parking for over 2,000 bikes.

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The Work

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

Drawing on a wealth of historical models and archetypal patterns, he developed new typologies of streets and public squares as an architect and urban planner, and was responsible for numerous urban development projects throughout Europe.

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We're Off to See the Waltons

Dwell

Sam and Helen Walton were the patriarch and matriarch; their children Alice, Jim, and Rob Walton (a fourth, John, died in a plane crash in 2005), and a number of grandchildren, including Jim’s oldest sons Tom and Steuart, have taken the reins of the family’s regional development in recent years.

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The Visionary Works of Zaha Hadid

Santa Cruz Architect

Photo by Helen Benet / Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid DBE RA (19502016) was a trailblazing Iraqi-British architect, renowned for her bold, futuristic designs that redefined contemporary architecture. Rosenthal Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA (2003): One of Hadid’s early works in the U.S.,

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25 Best Architecture Firms in Spain

Architizer

The rich ornament and decoration found in its historic architecture continue in the contemporary context. OHLAB / oliver hernaiz architecture lab Paloma Hernaiz and Jaime Oliver direct OHLAB, an office devoted to urban analysis and cultural research of contemporary society through design, architectural practice and urban strategy.

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Places in Time III

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

In 2005, the town implemented the Schlieren Urban Development Concept (STEK I), which would determine where and how growth would occur, instead of letting it happen "uncontrolled and uncoordinated." All three of the books were in my roundup of holiday gift books a couple of weeks ago.